As they moved forward, the cave became increasingly deep, yet the virus detector consistently indicated normal conditions. Apart from their footsteps, no other sounds were heard within the cave.
Finally, they reached a corner.
From that spot, looking further ahead, they could see a beam of light shining through a transparent layer of ice above.
Following that beam downward, Su Jin noticed in a crevice of irregular rock a pure white flower blooming. The plant was peculiar, with no leaves, just a single stem breaking through the rock, topped with the flower at its apex.
"I thought there would be some treasure here. We've reached the end, and there's just a single flower?"
Lin Xiuyuan was somewhat disappointed; the flower looked quite ordinary, with nothing distinctive about it, and he had expected to find an ancient artifact or something of that nature.
Nie Qing also approached to examine the flower closely: "This flower... I've never seen it before..."
